'Honour-Based' Crimes Soar by 60 Per Cent over Two Years in England
The number of so-called “honour-based” crimes has risen by over 60 per cent in England over the past two years, according to police data.
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The number of so-called “honour-based” crimes has risen by over 60 per cent in England over the past two years, according to police data.
A woman whose parents made her marry her cousin when she was 17 says she will never forgive them.
Ambreen Sheikh, who was brought to the UK from Pakistan in 2014 for an arranged marriage, was doused with chemicals, force-fed pills and left in a vegetative state by her husband's family.
Official data shows some children under 10 have been subjected to the hymenoplasty op - described as 'barbaric' by campaigners in the year a supposed UK ban was enforced.
The government has rejected MPs' calls to establish a legal definition of honour-based abuse.